综合英语 unit 1 资料

Unit one

Main idea:

In this text, the author gives us a vivid description of how his attitude towards writing changed

through his own experience. As a high school student, he was long bored by everything associated

with English courses, including essay writing. When Mr. Fleagle was assigned to teach his class

English and asked them write an essay, the topic

“

The art of eating spaghetti

”

attracted him and he

wrote

about

it

for

his

own

joy.

The

composition

turned

out

to

be

a

great

success

and

this

experience helped him discover his talent for writing and know what he wished to do in life. By

telling his own story, the author reveals that the essence of good essays is to write what one enjoys

writing about.

Language Points

1. off and on (or on and off): from time to time, now and again, irregularly

e.g. It has been raining on and off for a week. That

’

s why the clothes feel damp.

As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a

bedside chair.

2. possibility

：

state of being possible; (degree of) likelihood (usu. followed by that-clause or of)

e.g. Is there any possibility that we’ll see you this weekend?

The possibility of breaking the world record never occurred to him.

他从来没想到有可能打

破世界纪录。

possible adj.

It’s possible for us to find a cheap hotel there. ( we’re likely to find a cheap hotel

there.)

possibly adv. You can’t possibly take all that luggage with you.

3. take hold: become established

生根，确立

e.g. Old habits die hard. That’s why yo

u should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.

It is hard for him to take hold in the strange place.

: make sb. feel tired and lose interest

e.g. The speaker went on and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech.

He was bored with his job.

5. associate vt. join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind

使联系起来；使联想

e.g. We associate Egypt with pyramids.

我们总是由埃及联想到金字塔。

Whisky is often associated with Scotland.

人们总是把威士忌同苏格兰联系起来。

vi. deal with sb.

与某人打交道

e.g.

I don’t like you associating with such people.

我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。

6. turn out:

1

. produce

e.g. New computers are soon outdated since newer models are turned out constantly.

The school has turned out some first-rate scholars.

这所学校培养出了一些一流的学者。

2

. prove to be

e.g. The play turned out to be a great success.

3

. force sb. to leave a place

e.g.

My landlord is turning me out at the end of the month,

我的房东要我月底搬走。

4.

switch (a light or fire) off

e.g.

Remember to turn out the lights before you go to bed.

7. anticipate:

1

. expect (usu. followed by

gerund

or

that- clause

)

e.g.

Do you anticipate meeting any trouble?

The doctor don’t anticipate that he will live much longer.

2

. do sth. before it can be done by sb. else

先于…行动

e.g.

We anticipate their making a complaint by writing a full report.

我 们没等他们提出投

诉而抢先写好了一份详尽的报告。

8. tedious: boring and lasting for a long time

e.g.

The speech is tedious.

The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over

Ｎ

9. reputation: an opinion about sb. or sth. held by others

e.g

This is a school with excellent reputation.

He has a reputation for laziness.

fame: being known or talked about by many people

名声，名誉

e.g. achieve fame and fortune

获取名利

That young musician rose quickly to fame.

那个年轻的音乐家很快就出名了。

注意：

reputation

可以是 好名声也可以是坏名声，而

fame

一般指好名声。

10. inspire: fill sb. with confidence, eagerness, etc.

e.g.

Martin

Luther

King,

Jr.’s

speech

inspired

people

to

fight

for

equal

treatment

of

African

Americans.

The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.

11. rigid: (often disapproving) fixed in behavior; based on correct or accepted rules

e.g. He is very rigid in his ideas on marriage.

他对婚姻的看法非常固执。

If he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left home at such a

young age.

12. out of date: old- fashioned

e.g. New words are constantly added to our vocabulary while some old words go out of date.

Although her clothes were out of date, the old woman appeared clean and dignified.

13. severe:

1

. completely plain

朴素的；简单的

e.g. The widow wore a severe black dress to her husband’s funeral.

Earnest Hemingway is known for his severe writing style.

2

. stern, strict

严格的，严厉的

e.g. be severe with one’s children

Only those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into the air force.

severe look/ punishment/ measure

3

. causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, etc.

引起剧痛，困难，紧张

e.g.

severe pain/ injuries

剧痛，重伤

a severe attack of toothache

牙齿的剧痛

The severe chest pain experienced by the Vice-President proved to be a heart attack.

14. tackle: deal with

处理，应付

e.g.

tackle a problem/ a difficult piece of work

It’s time to tackle my homework.

15. finally: at last (usu. used in the following situations: indicating that sth. is the last one in a series

of things or events; introducing a final point, asking a final question, or mentioning a

final item; when sth. happens that you have been waiting for a long time, you can say

that

it

finally

happens)

(ask

the

students

to

translate

the

following

sentences

into